RepRap Samuel - A variation on the Mendel

here it is. the spool holder is just a few pieces of irrigation tubing and elbows I had sitting nearby for a temporary solution, though it's working really well so who knows. I used the same wades extruder I used on my larger one since I had a wades on the mendel the parts were already there.

My first benchy is pretty ugly but considering it worked straight away I'm not complaining.

Hey Im trying to hook up an lcd to the Melzi but I realize I need to update the Marlin firmware to enable it. Any ideas on how to update it? I'm not sure if I can use latest Marlin 1.1.5 on my Melzi 1.0 board. Also I couldn't find a Melzi or sanguino board in arduino idea boards manager. I know it's a long shot to ask but I figure I'd try

Check the processor on your board to see if it is the ATmega644 or ATmega1284.

Adding a LCD can be done, but the limitation is based on the processor you have. I have the ATmega1284 and it all just fits. You'll also need to figure out the correct pins to connect from the expansion header to the LCD (I can help with that if you know which LCD you will be using).

As for adding the board to the Arduino IDE, just go to boards manager and search for "sanguino". It will pop up and you just need to click on install.

ah ok. I see now you have to add the repository for the sanguino in the ide preferences before it shows up in boards manager. my melzi is 1.0 ardentissimo but surprisingly it has the 1284p chip which is nice. Im planning on using a .96" oled which is i2c, It should be supported in marlin as the sd1306. I have it wired up to vcc,gnd, scl, sda so I think all thats left is to alter marlin to use it and flash. Im hoping it doesn't screw anything up but we'll see. thanks for the info!